Senators to hold office hours starting fall 2014
SGC-MMC Senate passed a bill this week that will create three weekly office hours for senators to meet with students starting fall 2014.
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Undocumented Panthers continue fight for tuition equity
Despite the doors that have been opened by the tuition waiver for Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals students, the battle for tuition equity is still being fought.
Student Government on legislation: Quality over quantity
The senate speaker said he is looking to pass more resolutions and bills that will benefit the student body compared to past legislation.
Florida puts it bluntly: Medical marijuana on the ballot
The long battle to get medical marijuana on the Florida ballot has been won, but the controversy has only started.
Legally correct term coined for people with disabilities
The state of Florida has unanimously passed a law this summer changing the word “mental retardation” for “intellectual disability.” This means that government forms will now reflect such a shift.
Professors boycott major publisher
Researchers at the University are taking a stand against one of the world’s largest scientific journal publishers.
Bill to make student BOG representative governor-appointed
A Florida Senate bill to make the student member of the Florida Board of Governors a position appointed by the governor was approved by a higher education committee on Feb. 9.
Alumna appointed to US Commission of Fine Arts
University alumna Teresita Fernandez has recently been appointed to serve on the U.S. Commission of Fine Arts by President Barack Obama. Fernandez, a native of Miami who is currently based in New York City, graduated from the University with a bachelor’s in fine arts in 1990 and later from Virginia Commonwealth University with a master’s in fine arts.
Frost Museum not spared from cuts
However, the staff of the Patricia & Phillip Frost Art Museum remains optimistic.